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summerwritesfics · 3 months ago

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🗺️Got The Cosmos At Our Feet, Oh But You Are All I Need

Pairing: Hanzo Hasashi/Kuai Liang Length: 1338 Words Rating: Mature Warnings: Sci-Fi AU, Space AU, Outer Space, Past Torture, Trauma, Recovery, On The Run, Found Family, Flashbacks, Feelings Realisation, Implied/Referenced Torture (There’s like a very quick non-descriptive line in a flashback) AU-Gust 2024 Day 18: Space Travel

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Notes: Imma be real, I think I’m channeling some of my own feelings into this one. I mean, it’s heavily dramatised and the situation is not the same at all but I have definitely felt the things Kuai is feeling in this one when it comes to recovery. Title is from Astrogirl by Tsukumo Sana (my deepest condolences to any Sanallites who happened upon this fic 😭)

Kuai Liang sat, staring out of the window. Stars and nebulas went past them, and he watched them in awe. When he was a child, he dreamt of exploring the universe. He used to sit on the roof of the farmhouse and observe the stars. Never believing he’d make it off that little planet, no one had ever left, as Bi-Han loved to remind him at the time.

But Kuai Liang was smart, and smart people tended to get noticed by The Outworld Academy. When he’d received the call, he’d been so excited. He would finally get out into the wider universe, explore and see the stars.

Things didn’t exactly work out how he’d hoped though, did they?

He shook his head, not wanting to think about that. Those were the worst years of his life, he wished he could erase all the things that happened to him from his mind. He couldn’t, but he could distract himself.

He was here now. On this spaceship. Exploring the stars.

He’d finally made it.

“Hello,” a voice called out behind him. He turned just in time to watch Hanzo sit down next to him.

Hanzo was a strange man, and Kuai didn’t know what exactly to think of him. Most of the time he seemed stern and angry. Yet when he looked at Kuai Liang, it was like all that melted away, and he became soft and gentle. It made Kuai’s heart race somehow. There was a small bitter part of him that told him Hanzo looked at him like that out of pity. The other told him he was clearly different to Hanzo somehow, and that made him special.

He both loved and hated that Hanzo looked at him so kindly.

“Here, I snuck this out of the kitchen,” Hanzo continued, passing over a chocolate filled pastry. Kuai’s eyes widened in excitement as he took it. He loved chocolate. “Just don’t tell Bi-Han I gave it to you. Last time I’m amazed he didn’t hit me.”

Kuai giggled as he said “It’s okay, I will destroy the evidence.” He took a rather large bite of the pastry, savouring how good it tasted. When Hanzo laughed, he knew his joke had been a success. “I am sorry about Bi-Han though. He’s always been protective of me, but it’s gotten worse since…”

Since he found out just what was happening at that academy.

“I do understand,” Hanzo sighed, placing his hands on his lap and looking out the window too. “I have a younger sister. If I were in Bi-Han’s position, and she were in yours…” Hanzo shook his head and bared his teeth slightly. “That whole place would’ve been burnt to the ground.”

It made him anxious, that everyone on the ship knew what he had been through. Well, sort of knew. They’d already suspected that the academy treated their students badly, but seeing the state Kuai Liang was in upon being smuggled aboard the ship confirmed it for them. Again, sort of. It did after a bit of convincing it wasn’t Bi-Han who’d hurt him. Kuai could understand their confusion though, he supposed. Finding Kuai Liang huddled in a box, looking like he was about to die, probably did not give them the best first impression of Bi-Han.

Everything calmed down a bit, once Kuai had explained himself, as humiliating as it was. They didn’t know the full truth. They didn’t know just how bad things got, but they could put some of it together from the scars.

“Sorry. I’m sure that’s the last thing you want to think about,” Hanzo muttered, regret in his eyes as he turned to look at Kuai Liang.

“Yes, but I think about it all the time anyway, even though I don’t want to, so don’t feel too bad.” As much as he wished he could just move on, it was hard to do so. Those scars were not just physical but mental as well. Waking him from his sleep in screaming fits so loud he frequently woke everyone on board. They always seemed sympathetic, but it didn’t stop him from feeling awful about it.

But even when he was awake, he often found he could hear Dr. Shang’s voice still ringing in his ears.

“Come now, Kuai Liang. You can work this out, can’t you?”

“I- I don’t know.”

“Yes you do. I know you do, darling. Just think.”

“I- I don’t- 52?”

A deep sigh. “Wrong, darling. You know what that means.”

“Wait- No- Please, I’ll try again- I- Uh- 56?”

“No. Kuai Liang.” A button pressed.

Kuai Liang’s screams echoed through the room.

“Kuai Liang?” Hanzo placed a hand on Kuai’s shoulder, bringing him back into the room. “Are you okay?”

“Yes. Sorry. My mind just wanders sometimes.” He turned back to look through the window. There was a planet they were just passing by, it’s moons orbiting around them. He smiled, this was all he’d ever wanted really. “You know, back when I was a kid, I used to dream of seeing the stars like this.” He lent backwards, breathing out. “I really thought the academy would be the way to accomplish that.” He chuckled slightly, although there was no humour in it. “I guess, in a fucked up way, it was.”

”How so?” Hanzo questioned, raising an eyebrow.

”If they hadn’t chosen me, I would probably still be on my home planet. As would Bi-Han, because he’d have never left if he didn’t have a reason.” It was heartbreaking and bittersweet to realise something so terrible had led him to happiness. This life was definitely not perfect, they were basically on the run from Outworld’s armies and he doubted they could ever live in one place again. Yet, this path had led them to amazing people.

Raiden, the ship's captain who’d vowed to protect them for as long as he lived. Liu Kang, who’d been the first to listen to Kuai’s defence of Bi-han and truly understand the situation at hand. Kung Lao, who had helped to heal Kuai’s physical wounds. Fujin, who much like his elder brother, put himself in the line of danger to protect them when the guard almost caught up with them. Johnny, who had taken one look at Kuai Liang and took him under his wing, becoming something of a second brother to Kuai Liang. Sonya, Jax, Nightwolf, Kabal, Stryker, Bo’Rai’Cho. All of them had played a part in welcoming the brothers aboard and saving them.

And then there was Hanzo. Stern and angry Hanzo. Gentle and soft Hanzo. A man who had gone out of his way to show Kuai Liang the utmost of kindness. A man who sat with him and watched the stars go by. A man who snuck chocolate pastries from the kitchens simply because he knew Kuai Liang liked them.

A man who Kuai Liang suddenly realised he was falling in love with.

He told himself it was just a crush, that Hanzo’s kindness towards him was clouding his emotions. He’d have probably fallen for anyone who was kind enough towards him, after what he’d been through.

But then again, there was an entire spaceship of people who had been similarly kind towards him, and his feelings for them were nothing like what he was feeling for Hanzo.

“As much as I wish the academy was not part of my story, I am glad that my path somehow led me here.” He felt tears gather in his eyes. “To this ship. To the crew.” Despite himself, he lent to one side, resting his head on Hanzo’s shoulder. “To you.”

He heard Hanzo’s breath hitch, and then he reached his arm around, resting it over Kuai’s shoulder and holding him close.

“I am glad you are here too.”

Kuai smiled, misty eyed, gazing at the stars. Yes, despite everything, right here, right now? This place was home, these people were his family, and there was nowhere else that he would ever want to be.

The stars are so beautiful.

#mortal kombat #subscorp #sub zero #kuai liang #scorpion #hanzo hasashi #🗺️au gust 2024

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recentanimenews · 3 years ago

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INTERVIEW: Sana Tsukumo And The Value Of Taking It Easy

This article is part of our series of articles and interviews with the members of hololive English -Council-, the newest generation of VTubers under hololive English! Each of the members' Top 10 Anime is accompanied by an interview with the VTuber. You can read Tsukumo Sana's Top 10 anime here.

About six months ago, the world was introduced to the second generation of hololive English VTubers, known as the holoCouncil. Among them was Sana Tsukumo, a being who originated more than 13 billion years ago and has landed on Earth recently to grace us again. Don't take it too seriously, though — as some time watching Sana stream will show you, she's all about leaning back and taking in the absurdity of life. From long Pokémon streams to spending time in Animal Crossing doing little but fishing, Sana's chill attitude is infectious, as any of her fans, or "Sanalites," will attest to. She's talented, too, from her way with words to her skill in art, and her body is almost as big as her heart. Recently, Crunchyroll had the chance to talk to Sana all about her experiences since becoming a VTuber, how she became an artist, and what makes astrology so compelling, right from the horse's mouth.

Crunchyroll: Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk to us. For anyone who might not be familiar, could you introduce yourself and tell us about what you do?

Sana Tsukumo: I am Sana Tsukumo from hololive English and we are a group of idols! Our activities include streaming, singing, games, events, and anything we feel like really! I say this but all we really do is play around like kids. I especially love the headpat-receiving part of my role.

It's been about half a year since you landed and graced us with your fun streams. What has been the most surprising part of the experience so far?

Sana: I think I didn't expect this much support! The thought that I can just be me and people enjoy my company as I am boggles my mind! Thank you to all the Sanallites for always being there!

Being part of the Council must be an interesting position. What has it been like with your fellow Council members in the past few months?

Sana: We are like family by now. We are always together through good and bad and I couldn't imagine doing this with anyone other than them!

Sana spending Valentine’s Day as a potato

With that time under your belt, you've already had plenty of interesting and heartwarming experiences. What do you think makes VTubing such a special form of content, that it connects with people in such a deep way?

Sana: I think being able to interact directly with Vtubers is unique to other mediums and it isn't done so accessibly anywhere else. This is really sweet ... Now that I'm doing the Vtubing I can say I have the same feeling interacting with viewers! It's a lot of fun!

Despite being as old as the universe itself, you still seem to find great amusement in video games. What do you think makes them so compelling?

Sana: I love having freedom and going through things at my own pace. I think this makes me get easily attached to characters and how the world within a videogame is pieced together. I also love trying to break that world haha

On top of being an engrossing streamer, you're a talented artist, too; you really do it all. What inspired you to pick up art?

Sana: There was a girl who drew pictures I wanted to befriend, so I took it up for her, even though over time we went our separate ways! I found out that I love expressing things I enjoyed or found pretty through art!

Sana focusing on the important things during her kimono reveal stream

I want to congratulate you on your win in the Pokémon Tournament and well-deserved status of Pokémon Champion, it's certainly not a simple feat. What advice do you have for aspiring trainers?

Sana: Use your precious Pokémon you like and beat everyone up with them!

Speaking of Pokémon, your streams of those games are infamously long. Sometimes I go to bed when you start and you're still at it when I wake up! How do you manage to have such endurance?

Sana: I don't know ... it just happens ... It's like I play Pokémon in a different dimension. Spooky …

OK, one more Pokémon question. Shiny hunting! On its face, it seems like such an exhausting thing to do, but it's surprisingly fun and even engrossing to watch someone else do as your streams have proven. What do you think makes it so entertaining?

Sana: I think owning the odds, especially in real-time, makes the moment you succeed really special! And now, I have boasting rights! Though I've only ever reset hunted once I would do it again!

A stream mainstay of yours, aside from games and art, is astrology. Why do you think people continue to find such meaning and direction from the planets and stars?

Sana: Stars shiny wonderful wow

Sana “horse birthing”

One of your signature touches is your skill at puns. As a fellow lover of wordplay, it never fails to entertain me — I'll never forget Neighbula. What do you think makes horsing around with words so much fun?

Sana: Ah yes, the ambiguity of language. The layers of nuance within a single word that makes you question whether anything even has true meaning. But also I think it reminds people to not take everything seriously and have a punderful life.

Thank you again for your time. Do you have any parting words for your audience before we go?

Sana: Thank you for having me, Crunchyroll, and I will continue to do my best for Planet Earth!!!